A sugar explosion recently happened at a refinery near Savannah, Georgia. Learn about the sugar explosion and find out what caused the sugar explosion.

Archaeologists excavating at Taposiris Magna, a site west of Alexandria, have discovered a huge headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king, and the original gate to a temple dedicated to the god Osiris.

A pair of rare medium-sized black holes was spotted near the center of a nearby galaxy, but for some reason they haven't been swallowed up by the supermassive black hole lurking there.

Pentagon-backed scientists aim to create a human-like machine, at some point. But they are starting out with the goal of crafting artificial intelligence on the level of a cat's brain. Still there are vast challenges.

The insects known as aphids can make their own essential nutrients called carotenoids, according to new research. No other animals are known to make the potent antioxidants, which are crucial for life. Until now scientists thought the only way animals could obtain the orangey-red compounds was from their diet.

Newly developed techniques could make cloning Neanderthal cells or body parts a reality within a few years. This could unlock the answer to many question about our genetic makeup---and may be useful in researching medical treatments. But should it be done?

UBC researchers have proffered a new mathematical model that seeks to unravel a key evolutionary riddle--namely what factors underlie the generation of biological diversity both within and between species.

It seems like a disconnect: Most of the media stories about flights grounded because of Iceland's volcanic eruption were accompanied by spectacular aerial photographs of the volcano. That flashed through the mind of ABC News' Neal Karlinsky when he flew over Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano twice during the past week, even landed on the crater.

"This was taken during my trip to the Amazon in Manu Park, Peru," writes photographer Byron Yu. "Most turtles swim away ...

16 April 2010. Photographer: Skarphéðinn Þráinsson